I Hate to Be So Cynical, But . . .

Posted on September 1, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal | 3 Comments

A while back, I posted that our laundry detergent and a bottle of fabric softener had gone missing. Some of you suggested it might have been taken and to tell you the truth, I didn’t want to think about it because that would most likely mean it was our maid that was stealing. She has [...]

7 Reasons I’m Very Glad I Have Irving

Posted on August 20, 2010 - Filed Under Personal | 3 Comments

Yesterday was a bit of a disaster. These things happen. Irving is amazing in situations like this because while I’m one of those people who just gets more and more frustrated, he takes it all in stride and deals with everything quite calmly (which is actually annoying if you’re frustrated, but still a good thing).
So, [...]

New Projects

Posted on August 4, 2010 - Filed Under Personal | 4 Comments

So, since I don’t have enough to do with writing and maintaining three blogs and assorted other sites, I decided to add on to my ever expanding network of totally unrelated projects. And, since you’re reading my personal blog, you get the joy of hearing about all of them!
The Oldies
At Home Mom
This is [...]

My New Favorite Photos

Posted on July 20, 2010 - Filed Under Fun, Kids, Personal | 4 Comments

The past week has been full of photo taking opportunities . . . so I took them! Here are my faves.

“This is for you, Mama.”

Posted on July 7, 2010 - Filed Under Kids, Personal | 10 Comments

My boys know JUST how to make me feel special. This is what Dorian brought me yesterday when I was feeling particularly stressed out.

“Hey, Canada!”

Posted on May 21, 2010 - Filed Under Friends, Fun, Kids, Personal | 5 Comments

My boys are loving having their aunt here. Dante has never met any of my family, while Dorian saw Sarah when he was one and doesn’t remember her.
When he first saw her, he yelled, “MAMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah” trailing off and staring at her with suspicious eyes. They quickly warmed up though . . the piles of [...]

3 Years Ago Today

Posted on May 15, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | 1 Comment

Exactly three years ago, I was extremely pregnant (moving in on 43 weeks) and VERY grumpy about it. There is nothing more irritable than a woman who has gone past (loooong past) her due date, I think. The last month of pregnancy is uncomfortable anyway and then to have it just keep going and going [...]

Know What’s Awesome?

Posted on April 25, 2010 - Filed Under Friends, Guatemala, Personal | 6 Comments

Having great blog readers and friends like you guys. Seriously. Let’s take a look at some of the ways my readers have blessed me recently.
A few weeks back, I hit a rough spot and while I didn’t publish anything on what I was going through, I received tons of comments and emails offering support and [...]

Back to Canada

Posted on April 18, 2010 - Filed Under Culture Clash, Guatemala, Personal | 12 Comments

I’ve lived in Guatemala now for nearly 9 years. Almost a decade. I still can’t believe that the vast majority of my adult life has been spent in a third world country!
When I last saw my parents, I was barely into my 20’s. My baby sister was about to turn nine the year that I [...]

Not So Great Photos I Love

Posted on April 14, 2010 - Filed Under Personal | 2 Comments

Sometimes photos don’t turn out amazing, but they capture something special. I wanted to share these pics that are most certainly NOT great shots, but I still love them.

Dante flirting with the vegetable stand girl. He even gave her some of his potato rings.

This one is really blurred, but I love how Dante is looking [...]

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